Sivaganga
district of Tamil Nadu has total population of
1,339,101
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
668,672
are males while
670,429
are females. In 2011 there were total
338,938
families residing in Sivaganga district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Sivaganga district is
1,003.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
30.8%
people lives in Urban areas while
69.2%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.1% while that in the rural areas is 75.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sivaganga district is 1,000 while that of Rural areas is 1,004.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sivaganga
district is 137235 which is
10%
of the total population. There are 70022 male children
and 67213 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sivaganga is
960
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (1,003) of Sivaganga district.

The total literacy rate of
Sivaganga district is
79.85%. The male literacy rate is 78.71% and the female
literacy rate is 64.65% in Sivaganga district.

Population

1,339,101

Literacy

79.85%

Sex Ratio

1,003

To facilitate the administration, Sivaganga district is further
divided into
6
Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Sivaganga Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sivaganga district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

137,235

70,022

67,213

Literacy

79.85%

78.71%

64.65%

Scheduled Caste

227,746

113,599

114,147

Scheduled Tribe

790

394

396

Illiterate

379,357

142,368

236,989

Caste-wise Population - Sivaganga district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
17%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
0.1%
of total population in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

227,746

113,599

114,147

Schedule Tribe

790

394

396

Religion-wise Population - Sivaganga district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

1,186,078

(88.57%)

592,770

593,308

Muslim

74,310

(5.55%)

37,200

37,110

Christian

75,481

(5.64%)

37,160

38,321

Sikh

150

(0.01%)

78

72

Buddhist

80

(0.01%)

36

44

Jain

109

(0.01%)

52

57

Other Religion

24

(0%)

13

11

No Religion Specified

2,869

(0.21%)

1,363

1,506

Literacy Rate - Sivaganga district

The total literacy rate of
Sivaganga district was 79.85% in 2011 which is
less
than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total
959,744 literates,
males were 526,304 while females were 433,440.
Also the male literacy rate was 87.92% and the female
literacy rate was 71.85% in Sivaganga district.

Sivaganga district

Tamil Nadu

Female

71.85%

73.44%

Male

87.92%

86.77%

Total

79.85%

80.09%

Sex Ratio - Sivaganga district

The Sex Ratio of Sivaganga district is
1,003
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
1,003
females in Sivaganga district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
960
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (
1,003
) of Sivaganga district.

Population Density - Sivaganga district

The total area of Sivaganga district is
4,233 km2.
Thus the density of Sivaganga district is
316
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
177
sq. km. area is under urban region while
4,056
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Sivaganga district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Sivaganga, 30.83% people lived in urban regions
while 69.17% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 412,845 out of which 206,462 were males while remaining 206,383 were females.
In rural areas of Sivaganga, male population was 462,210
while female population was 464,046.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Sivaganga was 1,000 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Sivaganga was 956
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Sivaganga were 41,672 which is 10.09% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Sivaganga was 1,004 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Sivaganga was 962 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Sivaganga for urban regions was 89.1 percent in which
males were 93.65% literate while female literacy stood at
84.56%. The total literate
population of Sivaganga was 959,744. Similarly in rural areas of Sivaganga, the
average literacy rate was 75.73 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 85.35% and
66.19% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Sivaganga were 629,045.

Rural

Urban

Population %

69.17%

30.83%

Total population

926,256

412,845

Male population

462,210

206,462

Female population

464,046

206,383

Sex ratio

1,004

1,000

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

962

956

Child population

95,563

41,672

Literates

629,045

330,699

Average literacy

75.73%

89.1%

Male literacy

85.35%

93.65%

Female literacy

66.19%

84.56%

Child Population - Sivaganga district

According to Census 2011, there were
137,235
children between age 0 to 6 years in Sivaganga district. Out of
which
70,022
were male while
67,213
were female.

Working Population - Sivaganga district

In Sivaganga district out of total population, 620,171 were
engaged in work activities. 74.4% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 25.6% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 620,171 workers
engaged in Main Work, 117,030 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 122,166 were Agricultural labourer.